The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-24
CHRISTMAS COMING.


A Most Auspicious season Clear Wealth
,r Cas street, and Happy Purchasers.
&C .cof Rus IA Urbe" The oid aud
sew United.
lpb tAis time more pleasant Christ
ma. weather las never been experienced
u Richmond snd though Old PrObs SAWS
ihal today viii be oudy and 70 lowed
tg rain. the predictions, even if hey
prove uue. will not dampen the pleasure
nf the little ones 10 v Whom Christmas Day
B. especially dedicated
During the entire week past the streets
have been thronged with fair ladies and
happy children making purchases apprO-
pirate 90 The holiday season The shop
windows have an been fully decorated.
and our main th0roughfares have pre-
s.nlcd an uGusally animated appearance
ln fact gay windows seem 20 be
Richmond peculiarly at all times
our merchants apparently being content
in this way 20 oraw upon the local trade
of their immediate localities, rather than
stretch ont for ihe general business which
newspaper advertising would give them
SuN. DO matter how mistaken such
policy may be from business stand.
point, the fact remains that it alto.
reihe' tends To give The city a gala
appearance which presents pam
Drama OF beauty very attractive to the
visitor and pedestrian.
rus IN URBE
The old d.fashioned ante bcllum Christ
mas scenes have also not been omitted
j esterdsy an ancient cOlOred brother,
with bis traditional old beaver fur cap,
might nave been seen driving regular
old timed steer attached 10 70 very primi
tive cart laden with holly and cedar
boughs which he offered f0r sale as deco
atlDns appropriate to the season In was
d.. co0diY sight to see This relic of an
honosed age so happily combining the
lazy past with lhe rushing, viyaciOus
present and to all Old Niteinians
30 vas pleasant 90 feel that the
English tradition and customs which
thcy hsd received from their forefathers
had not vet wholly disappeared. despite
che inr0ads which have been made upon
them by this iron aye of hustle. electric.
iiy and money gal ering Ii is pity
that our Old-iimcd darkey and his steer
are not more numerous. and for the few
who remain a most kindly erecting is
extended
a HAPPY TIME
Taken altogether 10 may safely be
predicted thar this Christmas tide Of
1857 Will long Doe remembered hy all our
people young and old Blessed with q fair
share of prosperity, with clear skies. and
% plentiful supply of the good things of
life. an classes have abundant cause for
rejoicing. aud a'l indications point TO the
Tact that tAis will be a merry and happy
Christmas 90 old and yOung-the native
as well as the strangers within our gates.
As ADNoNITIoN.
While on This pleasant subject it is, as
usual, in order To remind those who have
been more specially blessed not TO forget
their less fortunate leliOw-men The
poor Sc have always with ye, is as true
as any of the many truths uttered by the
Christ whose birth is 90 be celebrated
To morrow SO. without preaching any
homily, 10 is only necessary 10 repeat His
words and remind our readers that while
they are happy amid the blessings granted
them. this is particularly the season Tor
them TO discard all pride and vanity, and
consider the great brotherhood of man
and the duties they owe 10 our common
humanity